Standardized scoring protocol to assess the effectiveness of wound clamp application in controlling fluid loss from the wound
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Ineffective hemorrhage control | No mitigation of pulsatile “bleeding”* |
| Partial hemorrhage control | Mitigation of pulsatile “bleeding”* so that it becomes nonpulsatile |
| Marked hemorrhage control | Conversion of pulsatile “bleeding”* to “oozing” as a trickle of fluid loss |
| Complete hemorrhage control | Complete cessation of any fluid loss from the tissue wound |
↵* “Bleeding” refers to the loss of coloured water through the use of a hydrostatic pump; it should be noted that water has no procoagulant or hemostatic properties.